If inputs into production cannot be substituted for each other but have to be employed in fixed proportions isoquants are straight, downward-sloping lines

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False. Isoquants are straight lines when inputs are perfect substitutes. When input relations are fixed they are right angles.

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Which of the following is an aim of a price-fixing agreement?

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